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Injecting the script tag into XML

Firefox XML entities can be abused to inject a script tag into XML data. Building on the observation that some Firefox XML entities expose sensitive information readable over XHR, the author shows entities can smuggle a script element past a filter that strips dangerous tags, which matters for any service accepting uploaded HTML or XML.

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Researcher
Gareth Heyes
Published by
thespanner.co.uk
Topic
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